I have been a member of the Summit County Republican Central Committee and a booth worker in Coventry Precinct E for many years. Therefore, I can attest to the fact that most people in this area are either Democrats or Independents. With only 11 percent of the voters registered as Republicans, it's an amazing tribute to our Chairman, Alex Arshinkoff, that Republicans are ever voted into office, let alone the many who not only hold offices locally, but who have also gone on to win state-wide contests! For someone in a letter to the editor to suggest that it's Alex's fault that more people aren't registered as Republican is ridiculous. My mother was a Republican, and my father was a Democrat; but in 31 years of marriage, she wasn't able to convince him to change.

I'm astonished at the sneaky and disgusting campaign that has been waged against Alex, who has devoted his entire life to making this county's party one of the strongest in the nation.

Of course, the Democratic Secretary of State, Jennifer Brunner, testified under oath to the Ohio Supreme Court that Wayne Jones (who gave her thousands of dollars for her campaign!) told her to take Alex off the Election Board and who should replace him, and he's now trying to replace him as Chairman.  By getting rid of our strong and capable leader who has accomplished so much for the Republican party, he can replace him with people who will do his bidding and allow the Democrats unopposed reign in Summit County!

Most recently I received a letter purportedly from Carol Klinger's daughter's touting her accomplishments. However, the "signatures" were fake--they were just computer font styles!  In this letter, there was a list of things she did "simultaneously," and insisting that she could handle being the manager of financial analysis for over 750 Goodyear stores, and continue to be on the Cuyahoga Falls City Council, and also be the Chairman of the Republican Party (and what about time for being a wife and mother?). 

However, I'm sure her job at Goodyear takes more than 40 hours of work every week; so why does she insist that she can also handle another full-time job, that of Chairman, which will take more than 40 hours per week as the Presidential election approaches?  She finally told the truth in the April 20 Beacon Journal article:  "Klinger would keep her positions at Goodyear and on Falls council.  She said she would have others run the party day-to-day." Can you guess who?!

Jesus said, "You shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free."  I pray that the other members of the Summit County Republican Party Central Committee will see through all the lies, understand the truth, and join me in voting for Alex at the meeting on April 30 at Tangier's!

Pam Wayland
Coventry